LSU MBB’s top targets, names to watch in pivotal 2024 class
LSU’s 2024 class is clearly a crucial stepping stone for this coaching staff both to acquire talent to compete and begin winning some of these tightly contested recruiting battles across the country. The SEC continues to get more challenging and now head coach Matt McMahon and his staff are intent on asserting themselves on the recruiting trail with this class.
The Tigers already have one commit, but their work is far from finished. this class will continue to be a talking point throughout the summer with its significance. Now that the circuit season is over, it’s time for visits and the heat to turn up on the top recruits.
Here’s a rundown of the key players to know as we enter the summer months. Stay tuned for individual pieces and the latest scoops in basketball recruiting.
Committed: Devon Pryor
It’s been three weeks since Devon Pryor committed to LSU after the Tigers watched him in person in Bryan, Texas then hosted him for a visit early in May. Pryor is a player who will need to develop into his long and athletic frame, but has the shooting and defensive skills that make him appealing to college coaches. Currently a three-star prospect both on On3 and 247Sports, Pryor will continue to work and should be on the cusp of a four-star by this time next year. Very solid pickup to start the class for Matt McMahon.
Top targets
Robert Miller III: Houston, Texas – Four-star forward
Curtis Givens: Memphis, Tennessee – Four-star point guard
Rakease Passmore: Palatka, Florida – Four-star wing
Annor Boateng – Little Rock, Arkansas – Four-star wing
Four players in the top 70 in On3’s Industry Rankings, these are LSU’s big swings for 2024. Miller visited Baton Rouge on April 14 and LSU is in a good spot, but still squarely in a battle with Texas.
Givens named his top seven with LSU, Georgia Tech, Indiana, UConn, Vinnalova, Memphis and Texas, but he’s only named Georgia Tech and LSU as visits so far which is great for McMahon and the staff. LSU was able to go in-home with Passmore on May 3 and it seems he still has plenty of time in his recruitment.
Boateng was looking to visit LSU as of April, but has a loaded recruitment as a top 20 player in the class. A lot of teams to compete with here for LSU, but we’ll see if the staff can get him in on a visit.
2022 official visits
Elijah Crawford – OV Oct 8
Jeremiah Evans – OV Sep. 24
This group visited, but we haven’t heard much as of late on them being top targets for LSU or visiting again. Evans is the No. 129 player in the class and top player in Louisiana this year, so he’s the one we’re tracking the closest at this moment.
Crawford and LSU have been in contact, but in March, he told On3’s Jamie Shaw that he was looking to go on visits to Mississippi State, Clemson, Georgia, South Carolina, and Boston College, without mentioning LSU.
Pretty quiet
Codie was someone LSU was intrigued by during the circuit months, but with his recruitment blowing up, it seems Codie has moved on from LSU, setting official visits to TCU, Virginia Tech, and Houston for June. We’ll see if the Tigers make another push.
The coaching staff watched Robinson, Edgecombe, and Harris in Bryan, Texas in late April and maintained that they were still interested in them at the time. Since then, we haven’t heard of any news on either side of a visit or things ramping up. Seems like it’s fizzled out a bit from the outside.
Knox, the No. 6 player in the country, released his top eight and LSU was in that group, but based on everything you read and hear from Knox, it’s a race between Kentucky and Louisville due to his connections there.
Pipkin said that LSU and Texas Tech were the two schools he heard the most from back in September of 2022, but there’s been nothing else since then.
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